Machine for operating on shoe-heels.



Eg L-I WTKLEY. MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N SHOE HBELS.

l0 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

MACHINE FOR OPEHATIING 0N EIEELS,

APPLICATION FILED JULY ll,l911. LLZS l.,

lo SHEETswsHBET 3.

E. 1EJJINKLLY.

MAGHXNB FOR OPER/TNG 0N S502 HEELS.

APPMCATICN FILED JULY ll, 19M.

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35 incidental to the operatic ERASTUS WNKLEY, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR GERATING ON SHGE-HEELS. i

To all whom t muy concern Beit known that, I, ERAs'rUs E. lVINnLnY, citizen" of the United States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have vinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Operating on Shoe-Heels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichv it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to machines for operating upon heels for boots and shoes, andl more particularly to machines for automat-ically shaping the peripheral surface of heels. Such a machine forms one unit of a system'of machines for automatically pron ducing heels, and' performs the automatic shaping 'operationen rough heels heel.

blockscon'veyed toitfrom a heel-block sawing machinezby aconveyer belt. or chain. This conveycr'is automatically loaded with 'rough heels,l one to aj link, and is intermittently fed, brought to rest, and locked Wit-h v a rough heel in position for automaif-v de.

livery to a shaping' cutter.' Each linl: of the convey'er is provided with a gage for the. breast of the heel, andthe position in which the gages are successivelyv brought to rest' and locked with a rough heel between the jaws of the delivery mechanism is uni'torm for the particular size of heel to be prol duced. ,()wingto variations in the opera# tion of the loadingvmvechanism, and to jars of the conveyer feeding and locking mechanism, the rough heel about to'be delivered is not always located on its link Wit-h the reas't of the heel against the gage when th latter is brought- 40 to rest and locked. As th gage *dieternnnesv the proper longitudinal, position of the-heel with relation to theI ja tomatic deliver-51j mechanism, an abnormalj position of the i rough heel on the hnlnfcauses a'n abnormal relative position of thelcutter and heel-when the latter is delivered to the cuttei with the result that the-heel `is y lhet) accurately shaped finto nished form] l I The object of thepresentfinvention 'is to fprovide an automatic' heel-'shaping' "machine i .uniformly produced.` i l f Wahv .this Object nl view the invention. contemplates the provision in a heel-shaping `iby which accurately shapedV heels may lbe machine providedvwith a suitable tool, and

mechanis'mfffor delivering heels one at a- ,Specification of Letters Patent.

Application 'liled July 11, 19H.'

.f5 is a plan View of details nisrn for operatingr the heel clamp; Fig; 6 isa vertical section of the levier part' o themachine, onthe 'line 6-"-6in."'Fig. :3,

lcokingtoward the right. of ,the sheet; Fig." 7 is a-plan'view of the tdetail'so'f theinecha- `I atented July 1914.

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time to the tool froml a sourcefof supply, oi

means for 'correcting the position-of eac heel before the mechanism. y

ln accordance with the broader features of the invention an" suitable mecha "sin may be provided for correcting the position of' the heels successivelyon the source'oitV supply. I n In the simplest and most efficient fcrm'of the inventionwhich has been'devised; a'finL' into path of each rough heelas it `1s moved into position for automatic'delivery to the cutter so Athat if the heel is not located von thelink with the breast of"the:heel against the gage', the iingerwill' correct the position ofthe heel and press th'e breast of the heel firmly against: the gage. Asthe gages on the conveyer determine'the longi' tndinal position of the rough heels 'with relation to the cutter, the' breastsfo'f the'f'heds will 'he invariably presentedA tol the. cutter` for the successive cutting operatn and their accurate and uniform shapingfthere.-

i l i l l fore assured. A

l'3`\ I' v l l ihe various teatri-reset the vpresent'invention Will-he readily understood `from an inf" spection ot' the 'accompanying drawings showing Ythe 'cest form of the invention at present known to the inventor,` in Which-'- 'l Figure l is a frontelevation of =a heel-1 shaping machine embodying'the present ln'- vention, port-ions, of thevtrame of the ma chine being; shown as broken away to dis- Aclose the mechanism behind these portions-1,

Fig is a rear elevation of the ymachineof l withthe shapingl,r cutter-and a' portion ofthe fi'am-e'removed -to disclose parts'of` the mechanisn;A concealed thereby; Fig. is of 'the machine, Iwith parte e. broken away; 'Fig'. 4 is a vertical sect-ien on' the line M in Figi-1j, the* shaping cutter casingx being' removed; Fig.

'of the mechan operation of the delivering-LQ Btl `,ser is providedwvhich is permitted ticfdro ict los

mism` for 'operating' Ytheheeljclamps,jtaken in isectionsubstantially .-oiigthe line 7"-7' iii-Fig. 2;.Fig. 8 is a planv'iewfof the cam v mechiianisin for swinging heel' clamps during the shapnigl operation Figi@ is i fav plan View of the mechanism for correcting the position of` the' rough heels on the links of the conveyer; Fig. is 'an end elevation of the mechanism of Fig. 9 showing the mechanism for elevating the correcting fin ger out of correcting position; Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig.' 10, and shiwingthe for supporting the finger elevated; Fig. 13

is a similar view to Fie'. 12 showing the support for the finger withdrawn, and the finger in correcting position; and Fig. li is a vertical section,'on a medial plane eX- tending frontwardly and downwardly of.

i the machine, showing one of the heel clamps and its supporting mechanism in coperative relation with 'the shaping cutter..

The conveyer-ehain, as shown particularly in Figs. 1, Band 4, is located near the front y con'veyer by automatic l mechanism trolled by a machine, such as a heel-bloclr of the machine and is illustrated as extending indefinitely to the left thereof, either to a convenient point for lacing rough heels on the conveyerl by hand), or to another machine or a feeding device by which the rough heels are automatically placed upon the conveyer. The conveyer-chain is supported and guided by sproeket-whee1s 22 and 23 jouriialed upon the frame of the machine.

The conveyer-chain comprises, as shown particularly in Figs. 9, V10 and11, a series of links comprisingfiat horizontal plates 21, provided with upwardly extending fianges 24 at their front land end edges, by which the rough heels are confined upon the plates. The flanges at the ends of the plates constitute also. abut-ments, against which the breasts ot' the rough heels are placed, and thus act as gages to' determine longitudinally the location of the heels upon the conveyor, as shown in Fig. 1, the heelsbeing indicated by the reference letter X. The rough heels may be so located manually, but itis preferred that they be located on the sawing machine.

lEach chain-link is provided with down-` wardly extending fianges 26 which are pivotally connected, atthe ends of the links, by transverse pivot-rods 25. The portion of the conveycnchain which is in operative rela'- ion.w1th the transferring mechanism is supported upon a guide 27 having an elongated raised .central portion upon which the pivot-rods 25 rest, as shown in Figs. 10 1 l and 11. l

` Means is provided for' feeding the con-.

veyer intermittently through the space of one link,

and then locking the chain during lthe operation of the. transferring.mechan nism, whereby the links and the rough heels carried thereby are brought successively intol tive collar` 30.

,the conveyer,

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the rod. The rod slides longitudinally in lugs 34 and 35, which are mounted on the base-portion of the guide-member 27. To impartloiigitudinal movements tothe rodl and the sleeve, the rod Iias a screw-threaded portion 36 which is' engagedby a split nut4 3f normally clamped in position by a screw 38. The init is pivotally connected with two links 39, which are pivoted on a pin 40 in the upper end ot a cani-lever 41. The'camlever is loosely pivoted on a crank shaft 42 fixed on the frame of the machine, and at the lower end of the cani-lever is ar cam-roll 43 engaging a cam 44 carried by a cam-shaft 4:5 also journaled on the frame of the 1na' chine (see Fig. 1). lVhen the lugs 294 are in engagement with one of the rolls 28, the longitudinal movement of the slide-rodl 31 and Aproduced by the mechanism jinzt described, results in a corresponding forward movement of the upper portion of this movement being in the direction of the arrow 69 in Fig. '1.l l

During the return movement of the sliderod 31 andthe sleeve 30, it is necessary to disengage thelugs 29 from the roll 28, which is accomplished by rocking the sleeve on the slide-rod. This rocking movement is produced by; mechanism comprising a gearsegment 46 on the sleeve and an clon` .gated ge'airseginent 47, engaged thereby.

Tle gear-segment 47 is pivotally mounted on a rod 48 fixed in brackets 49 on the frame .ofthe machine. It is provided with an arm 50 pivoted to the upper end of a rod 51, which carries atv its lower endlFig. 1) a cam-roll 52 engaging a cam 53 on a transverse cam-shaft 54, shown particularly in Fig. (3. The cam-roll land the rod are guided by a distance-arin 55 which is pivoted at one end to the rod, and at the other end upon fi pivot-rod 5G mounted in the frame of the machine. rlhe mechanism just described operates the end of the conveyor-feeding movement, 10 :is to disengage the lugs 29 from the roll 28. The slide-rod 3l and ,the sleeve are then moved. longitudinally, as before described, so as to bringthem into position to coperate with the next feeding-roll 28 on the conveyer. At. the end of this longitudinal movement the sleeve is rocked back to engage the lugs With saidroll.`

; To lock the conveyer between the feedin4 movements, the pivot-rods are extende at the inner edge of the conveyer to aiiord extending'from ajsleeve 59 journaled on a rod mounted brackets 61 on the base 58 are moved intoand out of engagement with the locking-rolls at the proper times by rocking the sleeve 59.' This is accom- 'pushed b mechanism comprising an arm 62 depen ing from the sleeve, a connectingend of the arm, and an arm 64 depending from the'gear-segment 4.7

and .pivoted to the other end of the connectv ing-rod. When the gear-segment isrocked in one direction to disengage the lugs l29 from one of the feeding-rolls, the mechanism just described operates to engage the lock' ing-lugs 58 with one of the' locking-rolls,`

'while the reverse movement of the gearsegment 7 produces opposlte results.

.The connection comprising the threaded portion 36 on'the slide-'rod 31 and the split nut'37 affords means by which the cnveyerl feeding mechanism may be adjusted to move the conveyer into positions' in which the locking-rolls .will be accurately engaged by the locking-lugs.y

As the longitudinal position in which the rough heels are presented by the conveyer tol the other portions of the machina` depends upon the position lin which the conveyor' is brought yto rest and locked, provision is made for adjusting the 'feeding and locking mechanism bodily in A,the direction of the movement of the coni/foyer, and to' this end the conveyer-gnidev '27 has a Hat base'supported aportar plate 65 (Figs. 1' and 10) constitutingva'ffixed part of the frame of the machine. The guide is fixed tothe plate by means of screws threadedinto the guide and engaging elongated ojrnlngsl6`7 in the plate :G5 (shown in dotted'iinesiin Fig. 9).

i `l/Vhen the guide is longitudinallyadjusted upon the plate it carries withit 4the portions of ther feeding and locking-mechanism which .directly coperate with the conveyer, since these parts, as already described, have bean" ings mounted upon tlie'guide,"and thus the' A parts are maintained in proper 'cooperative relations ,regardless ot' ythis adjustment.

The. heels 'trite transferred from the con ueyerlto Vthe heel-carrier and back again by a transferring-Inechanism comprising 'tw'o' jaws 71l and 72 which are 'provided with tcet'lnas shown in'Fig.' '9, adapted tolengage ,and` securely hold,y the sides of the These jaws/ movesimultaneously, throughequal distances; 1n opposite directions, so'

that whatever'the width of-a rough heelma'y be, or howereritmay be placed transversely on the conveyer,'"the j'awsact automatically;

82 projects laterally fromzthe' slide "76,

` conveyer,l and finally the "jaws `are-"again' 'moved particularly in Fig43. 'The jaw 71 iscar-v ried on an overhanging arm 73 integral with 'i0 ahorizontal slide 74 which moves in a :bracket 7 5. The jaw 72 is carried by a second horizontal slide 76 moving beneath the slide 74 in the bracket 75. le adjacent sur. fac'es ofthe slides are cut away and formed as racks- 77, and these racks are connected by a pinion 78 journaled in fixed position in the bracket. The pinion andthe racks operate to cordinate the' movements of lthe slides andthe ljaws in the manner above de- 3 9 scribed. i f The transferring jaws aremoved toward and into engagementk with the .heel by. a spring mechanism comprising a rod 7 9 fixed 'at one end to the arni'73, and sliding loosely 55 vin 'a' lug 81 on the 'bracket 75. A compresfrom each other by cam-mechanism. A pin 'y through a slot in the bracket-7 5, as 'shown $5 particularly in Figs. 1 and This pin is engaged by an arm 83 extending upward from ay rock-shaft 84. A second arm 85, fixed to the' rock-shaft, engages the upper surfactant a plate 86 carried at the upper 190 end of rod 87 which slides in lu 88'on4- fU the frame of the machine.: An a ju'st'able'AV connects the lower end of-ftheag pivotjoint 8 .j slidesrod 8 with' a conncctingrod 90,l of.l 305 which the ower end has a ivotal connec'f' lever. T e' other arm 93 of the cam-level' carries a cam-roll QL-engaging a cam 95011 the transverse cam-shaft 54,'as shown par-il ates to move the transferring jaws" apart. and to hold them apart whileI the 'conveyor' is moving to Vbring a fresh heel betweenthe jaws. .The jaws are themreleased .which allows them to movetogether and grip'the 1 115V rough heel by thel action of the' spring 80'. Subsequentl'ythey are 'moved apart again to release .the heel after it has been inserted in theheelcatrier, and they'are' 'then held-apart until another heel,whichv has been shaped, is' brought between'them.l vThe transferring jaws are v4then' brought `t'ogetherfagainto grip l the,A shaped heel `until vthe latter has been transferred `from the heelcarrier fto' the partto release-theshaped heel and `receive the nex t"" rou,f r,h'heel'.l 'l 4'To produce' the bodily movements -of the "'transerring'jaws andthei'r operatin" inechl .anism above described, by whichv t e heels 1'80 l movements of this slide are held by the transferring jaws are moved :from the conveyor to the heelcarriemA and viceversa, the braeketl is formed integral with an upward extension 96 from a slide 9T" (Figs. l and) which moves horizontally in a guide on vthe framesmembe'r y65. QThe roduced by Cain mechanism comprising a ink `98 pivotod to the slide andto the, upper end of a lever 90, which pivoted atl' 100 upon the lower end of brackets 10i-.gn the frame of the mach-ine. As shown fidati l'rly in Fig. '4,vthe lower end oi4 the lever 99 isf pvoted at 102 to one end of a baKIOB, of which the opposite end is slotted so as to embrace and be guided upon the cani-shaft 54. The bar 103 carries a cam-roll 104 which -iengages a' cam 105 on the camshaft 54 (Fig. 6). By the operation of this mechanism the transferring jaws, after gripping 'a rongh'heel, are moved rearwardly to transfer the heel from the conveyor-ofthe heel-carrier, and later, after receiving a shapedh-ecl from -the heel-carrier, they' are moved forwardly again to deposit the heel upon the conveyor. The ntec'hanism previously described, cornirisinj: the arm 85 and the plate 86,. is employed in order that this general movement of the'parts maynot interfere with the operation of the mechanismv for -movingvthe transferring jaws toward and from each -otheril v` The heel-carrier hereinbefore referred to, by which the heels are carried 'to and from the shaping cutter, is provided with hoch holding means .in the form of clamps, two of these clamps being employed so that one may 'operateto hold a heel during the shaping,r operation, while the other isV in position to cooperate with the heeLtransferring mechanism l just described. .'Each heelclanip comprises (as shown particularly in `Fig. 1st), a pattern-plato 1,05 upon which the heel rests in an inverted position, and a clamping-jaw 10G1 adapted `to clamp and hold the heel a grinst the pattern-plate. The

l I pattern-plate is supportedupon a base 107 having an upwardly Vro'iecting post 108 upon which *the jaws idas. The patternplate is removably mounted upon tie base, being perforated to-receiveiloosely the up.

per ends of a shaft 109 and a pin l110 fixed in the base, the shaft and pm acting to po-` .,sition the pattern plate thereon.

'The rough heel is transferred from the conve er toene of the heel-clmps by the trans erring `mechanismy above described, and at this time the elamp-jaw is held in vraised position `by means hereinafter` de. scribed. "plhe'olamp-j'aw is then released and is pressed downwardly in to firm en gagementlwith the heel by means of a lever `111 (Figsi 1 and 5), having a downward projection 112 "adapted to engage .the top ofthe-jaw. The clampflever 111 is-guided `the clamp-lever is the lever into a curved sot 116 in the plate 114.

As the machine is intended to operate upon rough heel's'of varying thickness', two movements of the clamp-lever andl the clamp-jaw are required to throw the latter linto clamping position, the first movement being ofindefinitej extent according to the thickness of. the heel, and the final'v movement being a fshor't positive movementby which the jaw, after it vhasbeen brought sol loosely 4into engagement with the heel, is f pressed with vthe required degree of force against the heel." The first movementof roduced by .moving its left-hand end, and' or this purpose this end of thejlever hasfa; pivotal connection 117 wir?"` the upper-end of a rod 118, of which the ower end is slotted s'o as to embrace and, be guided by a cam-shaft 1,19 journaled in the frame of the machine. 'The rod 118 is actuated bv a cam mechanism shown pa-rticularlyin` gigs. 1 and .6. The lower end of the rod carries n. com roll 120 which' engages a spiral groove in the back of a cam 121 lixedtofthe cam shaft. 119. A"torsion spring 146 is fixed atene end to a collar'147 l on the cam shaft and the other-end of `the sprno; is 'fixed'to the frame-bracket-'148 in which the shaft is journaled. Thisspring tends constantly` to rotate the cam in the directionoi' Vthe arrow in Fig. 2 so as to 'draw the rod 118 downward. 4 This movement is normally prevented, however, and the cam held `in the position of the drawings by mechanism comprising a pinion 122 fixed to the cam and asegmental gear 123 meshing with the pinion and loosely pivoted on a' camshaft 124 journaled in the frame of the machine below the shaft 119. An arm 125,v fixed to the'segmental gear, is connected by means of a connecting-rod 126 with one end of a cam-lever 127-which is loosely pivoted .fon the shaft 119.` 4This lever carries acamroll 128 which enga s the periphery of a. cam 129 fixed on thegcim-shaft 124. A portio of the periphery of -this cam is'circular, and when the cam-roll is upon this portion the parts are maintained in the position illustrated. At the time, however, when the clamplever 111 is to be operated, .the cam-roll encounters a stee drop 130 on the cam-surface, and the camever thereupon is allowed to fall and the sprin 146 operates, asabove described, to rotate t e cam 121 and pull down the rod' 118. This movement obntinues until the clamp-jaw rests against the` upper surface of the heel which prevents further motion.f The spiral cam 121 and the cam-roll 120 operate as an irreversible mechanism, so that after the cam has been rotated as just described, no amount o' npward pull on the rod 118, due to the action ofv thesec'onda'ry mechanism for operating the clan'ip-lever 111, can netto rotate the cam 121 in a reverse'fdirection. Y

The mechanism for drawing down the right-hand .end' ofthe clamp-lever 111 to apply the 'final positive movement -to the clamp-jaw comprises a rod 132 pivoted on a pin llat the end of 'the clamp-lever. The lower olf the aroclr132 is pivoted to a crank-pin 13S monnted in crank-arms 131` ined .to the crankshaft L12, as shown pare. ticnlarly inFigs. v2 and 7. These arms are arranged :in suchl position that a slight downward movement brings the rod 132 i' slibstanft'iallyinto 'straightdine position with the) arms, so that these members act es a toggle'and `aire capable of applying,l considerable iojrcey'to the clamp-lever. The rock-shaft 112 is rocked 'by means oit an arm 136, to which a' rod 137 is` pi-voted. The lower end of this lrod is' provided with a pin 138 engagingslots in -the/endetv an arm 139 fined on a mock-'shaft 140.7' The rock-'shaft 2141-0 is jonrn'aled in "the frame oi the' machine and can ries an Iarrnf141 provided "at its upper end vtion ttends to pinch Afterfths'clamp-jaw has' been thrown into operative position, vas fjnst described, itis retained therein 'by means 'of an automatic elatclfiA embodied withinfthe jaw, as shown in fTh'e sidesl'o the jaw are slotted 'to'.'nec'eive ieosel'y' al transverse cintchlcollar '159;wh1ci1 coperaties :with hardened steel pl-iites rv351 and 352011 the jaw post 108 and the jaw respectively. "The plate 352 is arranged ata 'slight angle to the plate 351,

vand a-springlpressed plunger 3523 tends constantly'to press "the roller into the narrow space so formed.' YWhen tde jaw is ldepressed, as above described, tieroller slides 'freely over theplateh'bnt the slightest movement' of the jaw .in the opposite direc- A 'the :roller between the platesy 'and'therebytefelemp ythe jaw apen The lower surface of the clamp-jaw is provided "with short spurs 354 to prevent lateral movement of the rough'heel in the clamp during the operation of the shaping cutter. i

4After the operation upon a heel has been completed the clamp-jaw must `be raised again from -the finished heel to release it, and to this end means is provided for releasing the clutch and lifting the jaw. Hooks 151, piivoted at 152 on the clamp-lever 111, are connected by rods 153 with a double belleraink lever 154 pivotedon the pin 131. This lever is operated by cam-mechanism to swing the hooks into andfout orf engagement with the projecting ends of the clutch-roller 150. To this end the bell-erank lever is connected with the upper end of a rod 155,0f which the lower end is pivoted at 15G on levers 157 pivoted loosely on the rock shaft 42. Between the ,outer ends of the levers 15T is pivoted the upper end of a rod 158, of which 'the lower end lis pivoted at 159, to one arm lliO'oiq a bell-crank cam-lever loosely jonrnaled on the rock-shaft 1110. The other arm 162 of the lever carries a cam-roll 163 engaging a Cantilo/1 on the cam-shaft 15. When a heel-clamp containing a shaped heel is broiight into` position beneath the clamp-lever 111, the latter is depressed, at its left-hand end, by mechanism hereinbefore described, the action of the mechanism at this time resulting from a secondA drop 166 (Fig. (i) in the surface of the cam 129, and

the projection 112 on the clamp-lever thus descends into engagement with the clampjaw. At the saine time the hooks 151 are swung, by the` cam-mechanism last described, into operative position With-their extremities engaging the ends of the clutch-roller 150.

Upon the subsequent elevation of the clamplever, dueto the action of the cam 129, the hooks operate, first, to yraise the clutehroller, thereby releasing the clutch, and then to raise the elampfjaw from .thedieel so that the finished heel may be removed fromthe clamp by thetransferring' mechanism.

The operating tool by. which the heels are shaped is in the form of a shaping cutter,

comprising a series of knives 167 adjastably mounted in a drum 168 carried ov a shaft 169 jonrnaled on the frame of the machine. A pulley 170 fixed to the shaft is connected with any suitable source 'of power, to rotate the cutter, and a casing 171 incloses `the cntter with the exceptipn of that portion by the heel. t

The two heel-clamps'constitute' parts of a mechanism which may bedescribed generally as lthe heel-'carrier which is arranged to yrotate to move the lieel-"clamps from the transferring mechanism to the cutter and viceversa. To this end a vertical shat-i172 1s jonrnaled ,near its .lower and in a horizontal member `1.73 oithe tframeofithefmachrne and at its upper end in the frame-yoke 113. This shaft carries the heel-carrier, but between the shaft and the heel-clamps mechanisms are interposed to permit the several movements of the heel-clamps, with respect to the cutter, by which the heels are shaped to the -i'lesired pitch and outline.

In order lhatthe heel-clamp may be swung` to produce the rounded outline of the h'ccl, the clamp-base 107 (Fig. 14) is fixed to the upper end of a pivoted shaft 109. This sha't't is iournaled in a slide 174, which is provided with a curved' projection 175 constituting an additional support for the Y clanip-base during the cutting operation.

To permit the heel to be moved into, and held in, engagement, with the cutter, the slide 17.1 moves in normally-horizontal guides in a cradle177. To permit the rocking movement of the heel-clamp by which the required pitch is given to the heel, the cradle is proi'ided with curved projections 178 lwhich slide in segmental guides 179. The guides i L are connected by crossarms 119 with a sleeve 190 tixed lo the shaft 172 by means of a setscrew 181. i

The several movements of the heel clamp just described are produced by the following mechanism: The slide 171 is provided with a lug 192 ff:ii'i' \,fii|g a pivot-pin 183, to which a lever lS-'lis centrally pivoted. One end of the lever is pivoted to a stud 185 (Fig. 41)

projecting iunvard i'roin the Vcradle 177` through an eiiingated opening in the slide.

o The other end ot the lever 194 is pivoted to one end of a rod 187 which slidesl ireely in a lug- 188 (Fig. 1st) on the cradle. compres sion spring 189 is mounted upon the rod between the lug and adjusting nuts 186. This spring` acts constantly, through the lever mechanism to force the slide and the heelclamp toward the cutter.

The heel-clamp is swung by cani-mecha iiisin connected with the shaft 109. The lower end o'l this shaft is connected, by a universal joint 190, with a vertical shaft 191, which has a sliding joint (as shown in VFig f1) permittingr the shaft to accoinmo` date its length to the rocking movements ot the cradle. 'lhe lower end of the shaft is connected. by a universal joint 192, with a short vertical shaft 193 journaled in an i arm 194 projecting from a` sleeve 195. This sleeve is fixed to, and therefore rotates with, the heel-carrier. To the lower end of the shaft 193 is fixed an larm 196 carrying 4a cainroll 197. `ln certain positions of the heel-carrier.this cam-roll engages a. horizontal cam 19.8 (which is shown pai-tiem.

larly in Fig. This cam is provided with a cam groove shaped like a horse shoe opened at both ends and with. a hub loosely surrounding the shaft-172 and fixed to the frame-member 173, so

that the cam lnot rotate. fUVVhen ,thel

heetclamp is in its forward osition the' cam-roll engages the Icam as s i iwn at'the right of Fig. 8, the lever 196 being .in trailin.r position, the position of the pattern and rough heel at this time being indicated at (i. When the heel-carrier is rotated by the shaft 172, in the direction ofthe arrow 21.3,

to carry the clamp to the cutter, the camroll followsthe cam` until the pattern and heel reach the osition designated by b. Here the carnroll)leave s the cam and enters a recess 199 in the end of an arm 200.wliich is fixed to the upper end of va rock-shaft '201 journaled on the frame-member 173 (Fig. 11.) The arm 200 is then swung, during the shaping operation, in the direction ot' the arrows 211 in Fig. 8, so as to rock the sha-ft 193, and thus t0 swing the pattern` 20a@ jonrnaled on the frame of the machine,

and this rock-shaft is provided with a depending arni 205 carrying a cani-roll 206 which engages a cam 207 on the camshaft 54. A

After the arm 196 and the heel-clamp have been swung as just described, the arm 200 swings back to the position of Fig. 8,

while the resumption of the rotation of the heel-carriecauses the cam-roll 197 to enter the other end ofthe cainf198 at 208. At this time the arm 196 is in leading position with respect to the shaft 193, and the cam is provided with a pivoted latch 209, controlled by a spring 210, which acts vto force the cani-roll to the left into a pocket 3.86 whilethe latch closes behind it. Through this operationthe arm 196 is swung again into trailing position, the pattern turning with the arrow 212. The heel-carrier is now returned to its original position u; and the cycle of its movements may be repeated.

'.lhe rocking movements of the cradle 177 are produced by mechanism comprising a swinging frame pivoted at the upper ends of uprights 213 on the frame of the machine. This frame comprises two dependin "arms 21st and a cross-member 215 connecting the arms.

A Swingin motion is imparted to the lframe througi a'lug 219, depending from the crossniiember 215, having a link 220 iis `cam 225 on the shaft -54.Y -When a rough heel with a different pitch is to be shaped,

this cam may be; removed and'another onel substituted having a throw which will produce the. required swing Vinf-the. frame. F or convenience in making'this change, the Acam 225 is securedvto theouter end of the shaft lby la nut as shown in Fig. 3.

upper rear edge 218 of the plate 216 is lo! cated on-the votal .axis of the swinging frame, and thls aXisis located at theintersection of the plane of. the pattern-plate and the periphery ofthe cutter, so that the knives 167 haveV a shearing action againstthe plate regardless of the swinging/,f movements of the frame. They cradle 177 participates in the swinging movements of the frame,- through a connection comprising depending segmental lugs 227 on the cradle and lugs '226 'on the cross-piece 215` which are slotted to receive the lugs 227. i-When the parts are in the position lor Fig. 14,`the lugs are in engagement with each other and as the' center of curvature of thesegmental guides 179 correspondswith the pivotal axis of the swinging frame, the heel-clamp mechanism swings freely with the frame. "At the same Atime the spring-mechanism by which the clamp-slide 174 is controlled 4`maintains the pattern-plate 105 in engagement with the cutting-plate 216, as shown in 14, thereby limiting the movement of the rough. heel toward the cutter, and the outline of the heel is thus determined by the pattern-plate. It is apparent that a heel of any desired size and shape maybe produced by selectingthe proper pattern-plate to give shape to theart to be in contact with the heel-seat ot t e slice and changing the lcam 225,` as

has been described,'to give the proper pitch or taperifromtop to bottom.

In the normal vertical position of the swinging frame, the slots inthe lugs ,226

' stand exactly in line with theends'of a slotted guidering 228 of generally-circular form, which is fixed upon the frame of the machine (Fig. 4)'. Whenf the heel-carrier is are thus held in normal position while thev rotated, therefore, the lugs 227 move into the guide 228, and the cradle and the heel-clamp heel-clamp is moved to and from the -front oi the machine to receive a fresh heel. y

The intermittent rotationvof the shaft 17 2 and the heelfcarrier is produced by mecha'- nism comprising a -pinon'229 fixed on the lower en'd of the shaft (Figs. 2, 4 and 6). This .pinionis` engaged alternatively by a. locking-rack 280 anrl an actuating-rack 231,

vthe v'transverse cam-shaft 54.

which are provided, as shownuin Fig. 6, withy cylindrical surfaces, so that they may be swung alternatively into engagement with the pinion about an -axis lying substantially' in the plane of the latter. The rack 230510 forms an integral part of an elongated frame comprising a bar 232 audQend-members connecting'v the rack and the bar. These end-r members are loosely pivoted on a rod 234 brackets confinerrthe frame against endwise motionv but -it is 'fiee to rock on the rod'so as to throw the locking-rack into and out of 4whichisi-mounted at itsiends in brackets 235 75 and 236on the frame ofthemachine. These engagement with the pinion. This rocking so movement is produced by mechanism coinpri'sing an arm 237 integral with the framev and pivoted at 238` (see Fig. 2) to the upper end of a rod'239, of which the lower end is pivoted at 240, (see Fig, 4) toa bell-crank g5 lever241 loosely mounted on a shaft 242 fixed in the frame of the machine. Thebell' crank lever has a second arm 243 carrying a cam-roll 244J which engages a cam 245 on The acttiating rack 231 `is provided with a hub-24l loosely mounted on the rod 234 and free tb swing thereon. This hub is also free to slide on the rod, as it is shorter than the frame of which the locking-.rack formsv a member. The swinging movements of the actuating-rack arey produced by the swinging movements of this trame, since the actu# ating rack is closely embraced thereby, as

.shown in Fig. 6, and lthe' cani-mechanism.' 10c "heretofore described operates to throw the two racks alternatively into engagement with the pinion 229? After the actuatingrack has een so engaged' with the pinion,

it is moved longitudinally tol rotate the pinion, and thus to rotate the shaft 172 and the heel-carriers. To this end the lower portion of the 'actuating-rack is engaged by asegmental gear 247 carried upon arms 248 and 6). One of these 'arms carrieey a camroll 249 which. engagesma cam 256 on the transverse camshaft 5'4.` Thiscam acts'to swing the segmental ygear at the proper time pivotally mounted on theshaft 242 (Figs. 4 11o andjthns to' move' the actuating-rack'longi- 1:15

tudinally and rotate the heel-carrier. yAfter this movement has been completed the actul ating-rack is swung out of, and the lockingrack into, engagement with the pinion ,229,

so that the heel-carrier is locked against accidental rotation while the trimmingcutter is operating on a heel and the vtransferring mechanism is performingv ius functions; While the parts are so locked, the actuating rack vis given a reverse longitudinal move- 12e mentl by its cam-mechanism, tobring it. iinto position tovagain aetuate the pinion,""^1and thus the rack-mechanism operates vtio rotate the heelcarrier intermittently' through-halt rotations in thesamedreiert 'The several cam-shafts from which the variousmechanisms heretofore descrlbed derive their movements are rotated by mechaand 258 fixed on the cam-shafts 45 and 124.

The general operation of'the machine is as follows: The conveyor-chain having come to rest with a rough heel between the jaws of the transferring mechanism, these jaws' close uplon' the heel and move it into position u on t e pattern-plate of one ofthe heelc amps, which at this time is in stationary position opposite the jaws. The transferring jaws then open to release the heel, while the clamp-jaw descends and clam s the heel against the pattern-plate. T e heel-carrieithen makes a half rotation, thus carrying the rough heel to the shapingeut "ter, and at: this `time the transferring jaws remain in their:` inward position, since the arm 73 is so arched as to' permit the heelclamp to mo've beneath it. The half-rotam tion-'of the. heel-carrier brings the second heel-clamp' to the front of the machine, and brings the shaped heel, which has been pre viously operated upon, between the transferring jaws, whichthereupon close upon the heel and are then retracted to deposit the finished heel on the unoccupied link of the eonveyer-chain. While this last operation is occurring, the rough heel previously introduced, as just described, is 1n engagement with the shaping-cutter and is shaped by the latter, theappropriate mechanisms opera-ting at this time tomove the heel-clamp angu'larly to produce a heel of the required shape. During this latter operation the conveyer-chain is advanced for the space of. one link, thereby removing the shaped heel from `the transferring mechanism and substituting l another rough heel, and the cycle of operation is thereby completed. The finished heels, after being coni/'eyed away from the transferring mechanism`-`by the conveyer,

may be either conducted to a machine for further operating upon them, or may be discharged from the conveyer when. it passes over the sprockets 23.

As heretofore described the rough heels are loaded on the conveyer preferably by automatic mechanism controlled by a machine which forms part of thesystem of automatic machines forproducing heels in which the machine'shown in the drawings is designedfor use. The automatic conveyer loading `mechanism is arranged to place the rough heelson the links of the conveyer .with the breastsof the heelsvlocated against the gages 24 on the links. These ga es are successively brought to rest and looted in a uniform position with relation to the transferring jaws. lf the'rough heels are normally located on the links, that is, with their. breasts against the gages, the breast of each heel will register with the corresponding portion of the pattern-plate when the heel 1s deposited on the plate by the transferring jaws. As the pattern-plate determines the amount of material to be cut from the peripheral surface of the rough heels, registration of the breast of each heel with the corresponding portion of the attern-plate insures the accurate and uni orm shaping of all the licels. Owing, however, to yinevitable `variations `n the operation of the automatic loading mechanism the heels are not always placed on the links of the conveyor with their breasts located against the gages 24. l `urthermore, on account of the sudden starting and stopping of the conveyer, the heels are constantly heilig` shifted on the links of the conveyor so that the breasts of the heels become s iaced from the gages as shown at the-left 1n Figs. 12 and 13. Therefore, unless care is taken to successively correct the position of the heel approaching the automatic deliver' mechanism with the breast ofthe hee located against the gage 24, misshapenv heels are sure to be produced by the machine.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 9 to 13, inclusive,'in order to automatically correct the position of the rough heel about to he delivered to the cutter, the illustrated embodiment of the machine is provided with a correcting finger 25) arranged to move into the path of movement of the rough heels-011 the conveyor, and press the breast of the heel apjn'oaching the delivery the sloping back of a rough heel and puslie's l its breast against the gage on the link as the heel is fed by the conveyor lwtween the jawsof the transferring meclmiusm. The

finger is secured at its upper forward EI.,

ner Figs. 10 and 11,) toa rod 261 (Figfg) loosely mounted in a socket 262 in a har 263 joining the side-pieces 264 and 265 of a supporting frame, and the upper rear corner of the finger is secured lto a rod 266 mounted to Vslide through the `sides of the frame. In order that the finger may yieldingly press the heels against the gages 24 on the links and so accommodate for heels of different longitudinal lengths, a coiled lfinger outwardly toward the `approaching heel' and yields to the advancing movement f the heel when'the latter'is pressed against i thega'ge. A collar 269 on4 the rod 266 outside the side-piece 264'v limits the outward movement of ,the vfinger under the iniiuence of the spring. The side-pieces of the frame are loosely mounted on the rock-shaft 48, the construction being such that the finger 'assumes its correctingk position under the infiuence of ravity.

Iny ordert at a Vrough heel may be fed j from the conveyer to the heel-carrier and a finished-heel substituted for the rough heel on the conveyor andthe latter fed a'istep l to withdraw the finishedv heel I from between the transferring jaws and bring another rough heel in position between the jaws, the machine of the drawings'is providedl with mechanism for elevating the finger .out of .correctingposition The finger 259 is elevated by mechanism actuated by the slide 97 which as heretofore described, moveshorizontally in a v'guide on the frame-member 65- to move the heels held by the transferring jaws from the conveyer to the heelcarrier. The side-piece 265 'of the yfinger supporting frame is extended rearwardly of' therock-shaft 484and at its rear end is provided with a roll`270 arranged in thi* path of a bloc/k 271 secured Vto the slide 97. The-block 271 is provided with a surface 272 which, when the slide 97 is actuated to' transfer the heels from the conveyerto the heel-carrier, engages the vroll 270 and raises the finger out of; cor-rooting position. The rforward end of the block 271 is shaped to perm-it free movement of the roll 270, and

therefore the finger is free to return to its correcting Aposition when the reverse movement of the slide 97 transfers a finished heel fromthe heel-carrier to the conveyer. The

` return of the finger 259 to its lcorrecting position at this time would interfere with thefeeding of the finished heel from between the transferring `jaws,and so mechanismis provided for maintaining the finger elevated until the finished heel is fed from beneath the finger. The finger is maintained elevated by a bracket 273 secured to the split-nut 37 on the slide-rod 431 and by the gear-segment 46 on thecollar 30of the slide-rod 3L y As heretofore described in connection-'With the conveyer feeding and locking mechanism, the slide-rod is longitudinally reciprocated back and forth to impart a step-bystep `movement tothe conveyer. When the slide 97 y.is'actuated to transfer a rough heel fromthe Conveyer to the heel-carrier, the slide-rod 31 is being returned toits original position preparatory to another feedin step of the conveyer, and the bracket 273 1s sllpped beneath a foot 274 carried by a bridge V275 connected to the to the conveyer. At' this time the gear'- segment 46 is rocked out of supporting position with the lugs 29 disengaged from the `roll 28, but as soon as the finished heel is deposited on the link of the conveyer-the vgear-segment is rocked back to engage the lugs 29 with the roll 28 Aand the gear-segment 46 then supports the foot. I,

The gear-segment 46 and bracket 275 move with the slide-rod 31 when the latter is ac- -tuated longitudinally tofeed the conveyor a step to remove a finished heel from between the jaws. During this movement of the slide-rod 31, the foot 274 is supported by the gear-segment 46 until the finished heel has been fed beyond the fingerat which time the foot 274, leaves the segment 46 and the nger drops Ainto the path of the rough heel (see Fig.. 13). The nger strikes the back of the heel and pushes its breast yieldingly against the gage 24.' The conveyer is then brought to rest and locked. The rough heel is then gripped by the transferring jaws which, as they seize the heel, adjust it, while pressed against the gage by the finger, to bring its longitudinal axis to a .definite position. The jaws are then actuated by the 'different sizes of heels, the foot 274 is adjustably secured to the bridge by means of the slot and screw connections 276 (Fig. 12). The finger 259l is prevented from rebounding when it drops by a latch 277 pivoted on the top of the block 271 (Figs. 10 and 11). .The latch is provided with a shoulderI 278 which, when the finger drops into correcting position, is sprung beneath the roll 270 by a leaf-spring 279, one end of which is secured to the top of'the block, and the other end of which is free and engages beneath a tail 280 on the latch. r

It is to be understood that the machine of the drawings is designed to operate upon a succession of rough heels of the same size, and that adjustments are provided to permit the machine to operate upon different run'slof different sizes of heels, each "run, however,'l being for the same size. There-` deine the relative osition of the cutter and rough hel when t e'latter'is resented to the cutte refers to a run for t e same size of heel. t

rfWhilf-, there has been described, a specific form of niachine in which the operation performed is a shaping operation performed by a cutter, is to'be understood that the in- 12o fore, thevphrase invariablylo'cated, used throughoht the specification and claims to vention is not limited in its application to l permittingthe .finger to yield to the advancthe particularl embodiment described, as in its broader aspects the invention contemplates the embodiment of the novel features of construction in other t'orms'o machines for performing various operations on heels. lVith these considerations in view, the teatures of the invention are set forth in the claims by the intentional use of generic terms and expressions inclusive of various modifications.

lVhat is claimed as new is :M 1. A machine for operating on heels, having, in combination, a finger, for correcting 5 the position of each heel operated upon to insure uniformity in all the heels produced, arranged to assume its correcting position under the influence of gravity, mechanism for raising the finger out of correcting positi0I1,-a support for maintaining the linger elevated, mechanism for withdrawing the support to permit the finger to drop into correcting position, and mechanism for preventn ing the rebound of the linger when it drops, substantially as described.

2. A machine :for operating on heels, having, in combination, an operating tool, automatic mechanism for successively present- `ing the heels to the tool, a conveyer 'for the heels provided with a plurality of breast gages, mechanism for intermittently feeding the conveyer to bring the gages one at a time into a predetermined position with relation to the automatic mechanism, and a linger arranged to drop into the path ot the heel about to be delivered to the automatic mechanism and press the breast of the heel against the gage, substantially as described.

fl. A machine for operating on heels, havv in", in conbination, a link conveyer arranged, to be loaded with heels, one to a link, mechanism for interrnitteutly feeding the conveyer, and a finger arranged to move into and out of the path of movement of the heels on the conveyer, substantially as described il. A machine for operating on heels, hav in g, in combination, a link-conveyer arranged to be loaded With heels, one heel to a link, an abutment on each link acting as a breast gage tor the associated heel, means to press the breast of each heel against its gage, and means for successively bringing the longitudinal axis of each heel into a definite position while itsbreast is pressed against the gage, substantially as described.

A machine for operating on heels, having, in combination, a conveyer for the heels provided with a plurality ot' breast gages, mechanism tor intermittently feeding the conveyer to bring the gages one at a time into a predetermined position, a finger arranged to move into and out of' the path of each heel on the conveyer, means for 'ifm-cingthc linge' toward an approaching heel to e5 press the latter against ilsgage, said means ing, in combination, a link conveyer loaded ing movement of the heel when it is pressed against its gage, substantially as described.

6. A machine for operating dn' heels, havwith rough heels, one to a link, transferring mechanism for substituting a finished heel for a rough heel on the conveyer, mechanism tor feeding the conveyer a step to withdraw the finished heel and bring another roiwh 'lli heel in position for the operation ot t e transferring mechanism, a device for cor' recting the position of the rough heel about to be replaced by a finished heel, means for elevating the correcting device out of correcting position to permit the withdrawal of the finished heel, and means-for causing said device t' return to correcting position .when the finished heel is withdrawn, substantially as described. 85

7. A machine for operating on heels, having, in combination, a link lconveyer loaded with rough heels, one to a link, a rod arranged to reciprocate back and forth to impart a step-bystep movement to the conveyer, a device for successively correcting the-position of the rough heels on` the conveyer, means for elevating said device out of correcting position to permit the feeding of a corrected heel beneath it, a support on the rod arranged to be slipped beneath the correcting device as the rod is reciprocated preparatory to another feeding step of the conveyer, and means for causing the device to leave the support at a predetermined point in the fee ing movement of the conveyer and return to its correcting position, substantially as described. Y

8. A machine for shapin heels, having, in combination, a cutter or shaping the 105 heels, and automatic mechanism acting to successively take irregularly placed heels and present them to the cutter with the breasts of the heels invariably located with relation to the cutter, substantially as described.

9. A` machine for shaping heels, having, in combination, an operating tool, a heel carrier, means for introducing heels one at a time into the heel-carrier, means for elamp- 116 ing the heel in the caririer, means for relatively actuating the tool and carrier to cause the tool to shape the heel `clamped in the carrier, and means operated by the machine or insuring the uniform presentation 120 of all the heels to the clamping means, substantially as described.

10. A machine for shaping heels, having, in combination, an operating tool, a pattern plate, means for delivering heels to the pattern plate, means for insuring the registration of the breast of the delivered heel with the corresponding portion of the pattern plate. means lor clamping the heel iu regis-` terrri. position, and means `for relatively ).30 

